Abuse in Care: Police prosecuted fewer than 1 in 10 referred cases
Police have prosecuted fewer than one in ten of the cases referred from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
Research article: Does Gender Affect Judges’ Perceptions of Sexual Assault Cases?
18/04/2022
By Corinna Burgstedt, Amy Beeby, Harlene Hayne, Linda Hobbs, Julien Gross, Tess Patterson. From Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
18/04/2022
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